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Minutes for the Land Use Advisory Committee on May 1, 2014
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Members present: Todd Burton, Mark Enos, Pam Alexander, Shawnie Carrier and Terry Bare
Members absent: Bill Hall, Carroll Caldwell, Mark Hogue, Dr. Jim Sanders, Faye McCall, Marvin Day, Darren May, Eric Scarbrough, Nadine Straitt, James Dunivan and Wixson Huffstetler
MPO Director Dr. Marsha Guffey discussed what has happened in previous meetings. She stated that the committee has determined they would like to have a one-mile jurisdiction radius, but has not determined whether that radius will be all the way around the city or if it’ll just be in key places, such as Brookland. Ms. Alexander questioned if they should get a legal opinion on the matter. Dr. Guffey answered no because the committee can go either way. She added it’s just a matter of coordinating it with the county. City Planner Otis Spriggs noted that only subdivision requirements would be regulated. Permits would not need to be acquired just for construction. Mr. Enos asked if there are fees related to the subdivision requirements. Mr. Spriggs explained the city currently has fees due to having plats recorded, but he is not sure what the county may also require. Mr. Enos then asked what their workload is like for platting subdivisions that are being constructed within the city. Mr. Spriggs stated that is ongoing because every new piece of development has to be on platted property.
Mr. Enos stated he would like to have the one-mile radius all the way around the city unless the workload would not be feasible for the city. Mr. Bare explained he thinks the county will have to have different criteria than the city, but that can be discussed at a later time. He added he thinks the county could be just a review and need staff approval since the requirements are not going to totally the same as within the city limits. Dr. Guffey noted it was indicated at the last meeting that the committee was looking at doing the full one-mile radius ar...
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